Saint Mark's College is a bilingual school in

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, part of

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. Its staff provides instruction in both English and Spanish and the school offers education at the kindergarten, elementary and secondary levels. It offers the

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program. The school was founded in 1958 by two sisters Poupeé and Emilia Marteletti, and by Susana Raquel Raffo. Its motto is ''"Dominus Regit Me"'' which translates to ''"The Lord is my Guide"''. The school features three houses which are named in honour of

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, Sir

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and

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References

External links

St. Mark's College

St. Mark's College New Site

Colegio San Marcos IB site
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